Meaning of LOOSESTRIFE
| Pronunciation: | | 'loos`strIf
|
 WordNet Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | |
- [n] any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia
- [n] any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum
|
| |
| | Websites: | |
|
| |
| | See Also: | | creeping Charlie, creeping Jenny, fringed loosestrife, garden loosestrife, genus Lysimachia, genus Lythrum, gooseneck loosestrife, grass poly, herb, herbaceous plant, hyssop loosestrife, Lysimachia, Lysimachia ciliatum, Lysimachia clethroides Duby, Lysimachia nemorum, Lysimachia nummularia, Lysimachia quadrifolia, Lysimachia terrestris, Lysimachia vulgaris, Lythrum, Lythrum hyssopifolia, Lythrum salicaria, moneywort, purple loosestrife, spiked loosestrife, subshrub, suffrutex, swamp candles, whorled loosestrife, yellow loosestrife, yellow pimpernel | |
| Products Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | Loosestrife
In Dunn`s 10th collection, he observes the world with his usual astringent eye. more details ... |
| |
| | Websites: | |
|
| |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | \Loose"strife`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) The name of several species of plants of the genus
{Lysimachia}, having small star-shaped flowers, usually
of a yellow color.
(b) Any species of the genus {Lythrum}, having purple, or, in
some species, crimson flowers. --Gray.
{False loosestrife}, a plant of the genus {Ludwigia}, which
includes several species, most of which are found in the
United States.
{Tufted loosestrife}, the plant {Lysimachia thyrsiflora},
found in the northern parts of the United States and in
Europe. --Gray.
|
| |
| | Websites: | |
|
| |
|
|